Melody the Monster!

Meet Melody, the friendly Piano playing monster. She sings and plays soft lullaby's to help children sleep instead of hiding under their beds! Pretty impressive since she had no fingers or arms and she always has a smile, even when 2 year old's scream they don't want to go to bed!

Before I share the pattern I would like to share the inspiration behind the bold texture and colors! Kathleen is a lovely and creative person I have had the pleasure to get to know on ........ FACEBOOK ( I am on here way to much... I could get some much more crochet done if i lost my computer for a week! How about you do you lose crochet time to facebook) She is the creator of Aunty K 's Guyz and they are sooo much fun!! Here is an article about her on favcrafts blog ( don't you LOVE them?) FaveCraftBlog

Can you say wow? which is your favorite?

Kathleen inspired me to create quite a few things but lets start with the pattern for Melody

I worked in the round and did not join , use a yarn marker

First go to your yarn stash and get at least one bulky, one 4 ply, and one novlety. For mine I used 6 different yarns.
Start with the bulky and change when ever desired

I used a G hook

make a magic circle

Round 1 ~ sc6
Round 2 ~ 2 sc in each (12)
Round 3 A~ ( If you want a rounded base do "a" if you would like a flatter base to "b" B will make a bigger one than a) 2sc, in the first, 1 sc in the next repeat. (18)
Round 3 B ~ 2 sc in each ( total of 24)

******Now If you want a bigger one keep increasing in the same fashion ******

Round 4-10 Or until you want to decrease, make as tall or short as you want) 1 sc in each.
** Don't be afraid to change fibers or experiment!

Round 11 ~ Do one sc decrease, 1 sc, repeat
STUFF and add safety eyes or sew any patches if wanted
Round 12 ~ sc decrease in every stitch until there are only 3 sc left then sew the head closed!

Add hair

Grab and cut strand from all the fibers you used or use a new fiber and attach the hair the same way you attach fringe on the end of a blanket!!

YOU just made a cute friend!!!

Want to see more of AuntyK's guyz?

Love this cute fish!!

Does this inspire you?

You can find more of Kathleen's work on her Etsy Page

I will leave you with what I created from a picture my then 2 year son drew. It is his favorite friend I find it fun to step out of the box every once and a while!

This is his alien with "a not straight face that is smiling with silly stand up hair!"

Cross Bangle

I wanted to crochet a sideways cross bracelet for some time now but it wasn't until I received this lovely STARDUST( by Red Heart yarn ) that I actually sat down to make it! This project will fly by you will want to make one for everyone at church :) Stardust - any color you like I used #1303 Brown * this requires very little yarn, so make a lot!* E crochet hook Skill - Advanced Beginner (* HINT this is basically a vertical row or a shell*) First stitch*** Ch3, hdc 3rd ch from hook, ch1, 2 hdc ( all in the same space) Every other one*** *turn, slip stitch until you and in the ch1 space, ch2,1hdc,ch1,2hdc* repeat until you have the length desired, * it should stretch slightly to slide on and off your wrist.. ** suggested lengths _ Woman's s/m ~18 shells l/xl ~20 shells Mans~ 23 shells child~ 11-15 ( 11 fits most five year olds) sew the 2 ends together and weave in your tail at least 4 inches worth so it will not come undone. ***Add the ...

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Thread Cross Bookmark

I used Aunt Lydia's Crochet thread and a size D hook. Make a magic circle Round 1 Ch3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2 and join. Sides and top of cross Ch3 2dc, ch2, dc3 in any ch2 sp. Turn and *sl to ch2, ch3,2dc, ch2,3dc. *Turn and repeat * repeat everything in this step 3 more times. Cut thread and weave in ends at the ends of the sides. Bottom of the cross When you get to the last side repeat the * section 2 more times for a total of 4 shells for the bottom and 2 shells for the sides not including the center. On the top of the cross attach yarn and chain 26, skip the first 5 and sl to the first chain. Then I added a tassel. If thread isn't your thing check out this great bookmark Stitch 11 made from my Cross Bangle pattern! Check out the Stitch 11 post here

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Easy simple no shaping stocking ornament

Step 1 This is the star stitch but you can make these any size and any stitch just make it in this shape. The above sample has 19 star stiches on the bottom ( 2 rows plus beginning hdc row)and reduces to 10 star stiches ( 3 rows) step 2 turn so the right sides are facing each other, and sew them together like the above picture,. isdsjfklajlkdsjc step three turn right side out! attach a chain 5 if desires so you can hang it. I am making about 30 of these for my 6 year old to hand out as Christmas gifts at school with mini candy canes in them! Below is a crochet chart for a basic hdc stocking but you can use any stitch. * turn at the end of every row, * ch1 and hdc in the first stitch of every row Row 1 ( starts from the bottom up) chain 38 Row 2 38 hdc Row3-6 repeat row 2 Row 7 starting 11 stitches over ( you can do this my sl or if you alternate colors just attach the yarn on the 11th stitch) hdc in the next 18 stitch R...

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Comments

auntykJuly 9, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Wow Mary Mary!! Thanks for the thumbs up and so happy that I am able to reach people and encourage their creativeness. Just get over the fear that there is a wrong way of doing things. Do it your way and you can't go wrong. Right??? Your Melody is a real charmer.......
CrochetChiqJuly 9, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Thank you AuntyK!!! You are totally right and to quote you the worst that can happen is "you end up with a colorful hotmess"
Knit-a-holicJuly 20, 2012 at 11:52 AM
I had fun doing the crochet-a-long! It helped me to get back into crocheting. Thank you, Mary!

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